1998 FORD WINDSTAR Wheelsrim Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Wheelsrim Issues in the 1998 FORD WINDSTAR

10 wheelsrim complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Wheelsrim Complaints

#10126501 | June 24, 2005

MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING INSIDE. I TOOK IT TO A LES SWABB TIRE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE REASON FOR THE NOISE WAS A CRACKED RIM, ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG. THEY SAID THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, VERY DANGEROUS. IT COSTED ME $45.00 TO REPLACE THE RIM. THEY SUGGESTED TO LOOK INTO OTHER REPORTS. ON YOUR WEB SITE I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 RIMS. THEY SAID IF THIS CRACKED ALL AROUND MY TIRE WOULD OF FELL OFF. SCARY THOUGHT FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAYS,ETC. I CALLED FORD TO REPORT THIS AND REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE ALL 4 RIMS. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONCIBILITY FOR THIS. TRIED TO BLAME IT ON MY TIRES AND MY DRIVING. TIRES ARE ALL NEW AND DRIVING SHOULDN'T...

#10049549 | December 10, 2003

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIM ON OUR 1998 WINDSTAR'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL THREE TIMES DUE TO RIM BREAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT TIRE DEFLATION. TWO DIFFERENT TIRE REPAIR SHOPS REPORTED SEEING THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY IN FORD WINDSTARS. THE FORD DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED DENIED ANY PROBLEM OR RESPONSIBILITY. *LA

#8007085 | April 9, 2002

RIMS WILL DEVELOP CRACKS. CONSUMER HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND CURRENTLY HAS TO REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL.*AK

#8001564 | January 4, 2002

ALL FOUR OF WHEEL RIMS ARE CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

#891046 | June 22, 2001

DURING OIL CHANGE MECHANIC DISCOVERED CRACKS IN LEFT FRONT AND REAR RIM. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK RIGHT REAR RIM CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED, NOW THE LEFT REAR AND LEFT FRONT ARE CRACKING. *SLC

#881820 | March 1, 2001

THREE OF RIM WHEEL BASES HAVE CRACKED. THIS CAUSED A CLONKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK WHEELS USUALLY CRACK 6-7 MONTHS AFTER BRAKES WERE SERVICED. TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AND OUT OF ROUND ARE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY WHEELS. *YH

#880178 | February 8, 2001

WHEEL RIM IS CAUSING A LEAKAGE IN TIRE DEALER IS AWARE AND WAITING ON PARTS. *AK LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TIRE. THAT NEW TIRE BECAME FLAT. A BAD WHEEL RIM WAS DETERMINED AS THE CAUSE. *YH

#739506 | January 25, 2001

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HATCH, MECHANIC SAYS WHEEL MOUNTING BENT,ACCIDENT OR FRAME DEFECT

#876357 | December 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED RIGHT REAR RIM HAD CRACKED. *AK

#723051 | May 31, 2000

2 OF 4 WHEELS ON OUR WINDSTAR DEVELOPED WHEEL LEAKS ON THE WELD LINE JOINING THE TIRE BEAD FLANGE TO THE CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE WHEEL (ORIGINAL SUSPICION WAS TIRE OR VALVE STEM LEAK, BUT SOAPING RIM SHOWS AIR BUBBLING THROUGH WELD). FIRST FAILED WHEEL REPLACED BY DEALER. SECOND WHEEL REPLACED BY LOCAL GARAGE (DEALER WANTED $50 DEDUCTABLE) AND IS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A DEFECT, BUT FORD DEALER MECHANIC VOLUNTEERED THAT THEY'VE "SEEN WINDSTAR WHEELS LEAK". GARAGE REPLACING SECOND WHEEL MADE SIMILAR COMMENT. A FRIEND WITH 1996 WINDSTAR HAD TWO WHEELS FAIL WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REJECTED CLAIM OF ACCELERATED TIRE WEAR CAUSED BY FIRST FAILURE ($80 REPLACEMENT COST). SECOND TIRE HAS WEAR ON OUTER EDGES AND WILL NEED PREMATURE REPLACEMENT ($80!). AS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT (LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO WHEEL LEAKAGE COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE...

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